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'snails

'snails interjection: an oath.

Interjection

  1. (obsolete) An oath.
    • 'Snails , I'm almost starv'd with Love, and Cold, and one thing or otherc. 1613, Thomas Middleton, William Rowley, “Wit at Several Weapons. A Comedy.”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC...

Origin of 'snails

From God's nails, or His nails, i.e. those with which Jesus Christ was crucified.

Questions about 'snails

What does 'snails mean?
'snails means an oath.
What part of speech is 'snails?
'snails is an interjection.

Words near 'snails in the dictionary

  1. 'sides
  2. 'simmon
  3. 'simmons
  4. 'skimo
  5. 'skimos
  6. 'snails
  7. 'specially
  8. 'spect
  9. 'spectable
  10. 'spected
  11. 'specting

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